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Serve a Luxury Customer? Beware! An Alarming Red Flag Has Just Emerged

April 7, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A new analysis that correlates consumer confidence by income level has produced a shocking red flag for any business that offers goods and services to the luxury customer – as do many custom integrators. Fire up your sensors and watch closely to see if clients in your market are subject to this alarming trend.

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends Tagged With: Axios, consumer confidence, consumer sentiment, consumer spending, economy, Morning Consult, Morning Consult/Axios

Brrrr, There’s a Chill in the Air; Consumer Confidence Hits a 9-Month Low

December 2, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

While there’s no question that the economy continues to expand, certain indicators are sending chills down economists’ spines – and the latest Consumer Confidence Index is one of those indicators. According to the latest data from The Conference Board (TCB), the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined in November in a sign that consumers’ attitudes about the economy are turning cold.

See more on the November Consumer Confidence Index

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News Tagged With: consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index

Consumer Confidence Rebounds to Highest Level in a Year

April 8, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Here’s some good news! In a report by the National Association of Home Builders’ writer Fan-Yu Kuo, we learn that consumer confidence in March jumped to its highest level in a year. This is the second month of increase for consumer confidence, after a more modest increase in February. This mini-trend suggests that confidence is building in consumers about their future…after a rough year.

See more on this report of Consumer Confidence…

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Filed Under: Associations, Economic Trends, News, Survey Tagged With: consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index, NAHB

CEO Confidence Explodes, But Consumer Confidence Remains Strained

October 22, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Political newsletter Axios ran a surprising graph this week showing a stunning disconnect between the confidence of consumers – measured by the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index – versus the confidence of CEOs (tracked separately by the Conference Board). While it is not entirely clear just what the ramifications may be of this huge disparity in how these two groups are feeling about the economy – it is nonetheless a notable disconnect.

See Axios’ Graph based on Conf. Board Data…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Statistics Tagged With: Axios, CEO, CEO confidence, consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index, The Conference Board

Consumer Confidence Drops for the 4th Straight Month in-a-Row

November 26, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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The Conference Board, in conjunction with Nielsen, announced on Tuesday that consumer confidence, a widely watched economic indicator, fell in November for the fourth straight month in-a-row. Consumers, it seems, are concerned about the current business climate and employment outlook. Even so, the level remains historically high and should not provide too much of a damper on current holiday spending by consumers.

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, News, Statistics Tagged With: consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index

As Recession Fears Recede, Consumers are in the Mood to Spend Big This Holiday Season

November 7, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A new poll from Gallup suggests that consumers are in the mood to spend – and spend generously – at the upcoming holiday season. How much will they spend? What percentage of Americans say they’ll spend less? Or more? Read below to see the results of this surprising poll…

Gallup’s poll suggests a couple of consumer spending records coming…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, News, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: consumer confidence, consumer sentiment, consumer spending, consumer survey, consumers, holiday sales, retail

Latest Data Increases Concerns of Economic Downturn

January 23, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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New data from multiple sources are increasing economists concerns of an economic downturn within the next two years – perhaps even later this year. The latest readings on consumer confidence/sentiment and existing home sales show sharp downturns, sparking new debates on the real health of the economy.

See more on what data is rattling economist’s…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, News, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index, consumer sentiment, existing-home sales, recession, University of Michigan

Consumer Confidence Index at Lowest Level in 7 Months

November 26, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Logo for The Conference BoardThe Conference Board released today its closely watched Consumer Confidence Index – a monthly reading on the sentiment of consumers about the economy. The reading for the month of November at 70.4 fell slightly from the October reading of 72.4. October, however, had fallen sharply from the September and the current reading is the lowest since April.

What’s dragging consumer confidence down at this critical holiday shopping season?… [Read more…] about Consumer Confidence Index at Lowest Level in 7 Months

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News Tagged With: consumer confidence

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